Registered Nurse RN General Surgical Acute Care Unit

Banner Health • Sun City West, AZ

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center is hiring a Registered Nurse for its 21-bed General Surgical Acute Care Unit 4C, which serves general surgical patients, including orthopedic, trauma, and general overflow patients. The unit participates in the Progress-In-Place initiative, caring for both medical-surgical and progressive-care acuity patients on the same unit as their needs change.

The RN assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents nursing care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards. The role is accountable for the quality of nursing services provided by the RN and those under their direction, and requires specialized knowledge and judgment to deliver care appropriate to each patient’s needs and developmental age.

This is a full-time day-shift position. The schedule is three 12-hour shifts per week, 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., with self-scheduling available for shifts and weekend coverage. Every other weekend and assigned holidays are required. The posting mentions a $15,000 sign-on bonus in its headline, while the detailed terms specify $10,000 for full-time day-shift employees with a 12-month commitment. A night-shift differential and weekend differential are described as applicable when those shifts are worked.

Requirements

• Current, valid RN license in the state of practice, temporary/interim RN license in the state of practice, or compact RN licensure for the current state of practice.
• BLS certification.
• Must relate experience, training, and education needed to perform the job during the interview process.
• Must maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the work area through annual validations.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the clinical area for which the applicant is applying.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Professional certification.
• Additional related education and/or experience.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and discharge-planning needs; review patient history, diagnostic results, and laboratory data; report abnormal results; and complete assessments and reassessments according to patient needs and policy.
• Develop and revise plans of care, including discharge plans, using assessment data and input from patients, families, and the health care team; set realistic, measurable goals in collaboration with patients and families.
• Provide direct patient care and coordinate, delegate, and supervise health care team activities in accordance with physician orders, the nursing plan of care, policies, standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Communicate patient status accurately and completely to other caregivers to promote continuity of care.
• Evaluate patient and family responses to care and teaching, assess progress toward goals, and revise the plan of care as needed.
• Document assessments, plans, interventions, evaluations, patient responses, and physician orders legibly, accurately, and in a timely manner.
• Provide evidence-based care and may participate in research activities within clinical practice.
• Participate in unit or facility shared leadership and support education, role development, and orientation of personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors; precept and mentor when appropriate.
• Contribute to excellent patient outcomes and improvement of nursing quality indicators through timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe care.
• Interact with staff, physicians, patients, families, external contacts, other health care providers, and clergy to coordinate care and support patients and families.
• In some roles, supervise department staff and workflow.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus; the posting headline states $15,000, while detailed terms specify $10,000 for full-time day shifts with a 12-month commitment.
• Option to participate in a variety of health, financial, and security benefits.
• 18% night-shift differential when applicable.
• Flat-rate $3 per hour weekend shift differential when applicable.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed